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Hello and welcome back to another bonus episode on the Embrace Real podcast.

Today we're going to be talking about a phrase that I hear all of the time, and that is that food is bad for me. Now, let me guess at some point you've probably felt guilty for eating pizza, dessert, or even just a piece of bread, right? You've thought to yourself like, ugh, I was so bad today. Or maybe you've been so good all week, you've been eating salads, chicken,

and then Friday night comes around and suddenly you're just bad because you had chips and

casso and a margarita. Here's the thing. Food is not moral, right? It's not good or bad. It's just

food. And today I want to help you break out of this good versus bad cycle because labeling

foods that way is one of the biggest things that keeps women stuck in the

guilt shame or all or nothing thinking by the end of this episode you'll know exactly how to

understand the difference between nutrient dense and less nutrient dense foods without

judgment learn how to eat in amounts that fuel your body and your goals without falling into

guilt and then finally release

the idea that one food choice can actually make or break your health. But first, I want to share

this review. It says, it gets a five-star review and it says, worth your time. This podcast is one of

the few that I will continue listening to. I'm generally not a huge fan of podcast, but lately I've

been trying to find help for my weight and muscle gain journey. And this is a big help for someone in my situation. There are so many episodes on so many different topics and I can just go through and choose it. Thank you so much for all that you do. Thank you so much. I'm so grateful that these podcasts are helping you. Honestly, it means the world to me when you guys go to Apple and leave a rating and review. So if you have any Apple device, an iPhone, an iPad, you can scooch over and leave a rating interview. That would mean the world to me and our team. All right. Let's just dive right in. Number one, there are no bad foods, just different nutrient levels. Here's the truth. Broccoli and ice cream

are not sitting on opposite sides of a moral spectrum. They're simply different in how they serve

your body and understanding that difference is the key to breaking food guilt for good. I want you to

think of food as falling on a spectrum of nutrient density. So on one end, you've got foods like

salmon, berries, eggs, oats, packed with

protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber, all the raw materials that your body uses to build muscle,

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